Oh Canada

After a rest day in Marine City, we boarded a small ferry and crossed the Saint Claire river to Canada.   Luckily it was a short ferry ride because Johnny missed the boat!  We all got a good chuckle out of that and "Johnny Come Lately" still is being razzed.  We had to wait about a half hour for John to get across.  On our 56 mile to Morpeth, we biked through the town of Dresden where Uncle Toms Cabin stands.  It is a historical site with a nice visitor center.  It also was our hottest day with highs reaching 91 degrees.  If we kept moving, it wasn't to bad.

July 23 - 72 miles to Port Burwell.  Canada is really pretty especially the bike route.  We are going along Lakeshore drive which is along Lake Erie.  Beautiful houses and waterfronts.  We are finding Canada really expensive though.  When we stop for just a simple breakfast, it is close to $20 for the two of us.  Today we had a strong head wind for the first 30 miles which made the ride hard then in the evening we had our second big thunderstorm.  Seemed like it lasted a couple of hours or more.  No one got much sleep.  Tempurtures dropped 20 degrees from the previous day.  This is the second time we saw tobacco growing.  You could smell it.

July 24 - 56 miles to Nanicoke.  The big site of the day was biking into Port Dover and spotting this huge mansion being built with a fancy entry and fencing.  Of course I had to stop and snap a picture even though there was a no trespass and video cameras.  When we got into town I asked a local who's house that was.  He said it was rumored to be Elton Johns!  That got me all excited as he told us the story and how it probably will change the small town in the future.  Guess it took a year just to prep the property and shore up the bank along the lake.  It was really the perfect day of biking.  We passed asparagus fields, cherry orchards, stopped for a wine tasting, fresh strawberrys at a roadside stand and camped at a beautiful provential park on the lake.  Wish every day could be so good.